Good art in public places is one of the hallmarks of a great city. Here are images of sculptures, monuments, memorials, murals, reliefs, fountains and amenities at public places in Chicago... A Blog dedicated to the Sculpture Community of Chicago... Past, Present and Future...

Some days are indeed better than others.. Started out with the intention of meeting two sculptors, Mike Helbing and Eric W. Stephenson.. and .. ended up meeting three more, Boyan Marinov, Marshall Svendsen and my old friend Terrence Karpowicz.. and to add, also met Great de Parry and saw glass-blowing process.. Images of their work will follow in the coming days..

When I was at Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, this August, 2010, I saw
this piece "Spiral" by Clement Meadmore, placed at the back of a truck. I knew it was being taken for refurbishing, but where, I didnt know. Than I saw it at the Vector foundry.. Although refurbished at the Vector foundry, I don't think it was fabricated here..

Sunday, December 19, 2010

A day-trip to the Vector Custom Fabricating Inc. Foundry..
I begin with a Thank You note to Steve Muellen for inviting me to Vector Custom Fabricating foundry.. I loved the place! For those who are not aware of Vector Fabricating Inc., it was established in 1978, and supplies Architectural and Ornamental Metals for exterior and interior high profile areas. It specializes in architectural elements, monumental stairs, railings and sculpture..
Meeting with sculptors Christine Rojek and Adrian Calderon, [both of who work at Vector], I had expressed my wish to see the foundry, where the actual metal fabrication, metal cutting, welding, machining takes place. And this Saturday, I could take a day-trip to the place.. Thanks to Steve Mueller for the invitation!

Below are some images from my day-trip to Vector Fabricating..

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Steve Mueller..

John Himmelfarb..

Adrian Calderon..

John Himmelfarb, Steve Mueller and Adrian Calderon..

I saw John Himmelfard working on a small-scale sculptural piece. John is an independent sculptor and a friend of Steve Mueller..

John Himmelfarb

One of my attractions of being to Vector was to see this refurbished "Spiral" sculptural piece by Clement Meadmore. It is made of Cor-Ten steel, and was getting damaged by water-collection at it's base. It was brought to Vector for refurbishing, and would soon be sent back to the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, where it is a part of the sculpture garden's permanent collection...

Spiral by Clement Meadmore..

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Machines, Tools and Implements..
Adrian took me around the foundry and showed the different tools and implements.. I bet, he was contemplating how much of anything would I understand. And I can say with great confidence, that he loves the machines and tools!!!

One of the custom made staircases...

By Neil Goodman

By Nathan Overly

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By Steve Mueller

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I saw many sculptural pieces, here there are images of pieces by Neil Goodman, Nathan Overly and Steve Muller.. The small-scale sculptural installations I had documented at the Cliff Dwellers are now at the Vector, and would soon be sent to Mark A. Chapman Gallery in Kansas..

There are many more sculptures I saw there, but the post would become too long, so I end with an image of the foundry.. Many more photos can be seen in my FB Photo Album, check out the related links below..

Passing the Baton..
Yesterday, I was at the Vector Custom Fabricating foundry ... Took many photos, but my favourite is the above image of Steve Mueller and Adrian Calderon.. I just love it!!!
It's like two individuals sharing a common bond, one at the top of his game, other at the beginning.. The smile on their faces is so genuine, so heart felt. They are looking at a book with photographs of sculptures. I have rarely named images, but I name this "Passing the Baton". To me it's symbolic of how tradition passes in a very informal, congenial, working-n-sharing together enviornment..

The above sculptures are placed along the window glass panels, on the 22nd floor penthouse of the Cliff Dwellers.. In the backdrop one can see the frozen Chicago..

Thank You Christine Rojek, for a trip to The Cliff Dwellers..
The show was curated by Christine Rojek and Carol Hammerman. It displays some sculpural pieces by members of Vector Fabricating.
Location: 22nd floor penthouse at 200 S Michigan Ave..The Cliff Dwellers is a private club and functions as a non-profit organization for men and women either professionally engaged in, or who support, the fine arts and the performing arts..Vector Fabricating Inc. ..supplies Architectural and Ornamental Metals for exterior and interior high profile areas, specializing in architectural elements, monumental stairs, railings and sculpture.

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